2 Who, Meme?!

This week for the CLMOOC Connected Learning activity we had to make a meme or two.  I had dabbled in making memes last year for the ISTE 2013 conference so I already had some experience.  Here are my previous attempts and the blog post about them.

Now, it was great to look at the different resources that were provided for this assignment and learn more about the history and theory behind memes.  The blog about memes and why they matter by Eli was informative and interesting.  I especially liked the in depth information about how difficult it is to make a successful meme and the steps to follow to (hopefully!) make that happen!  I don't think I'll be reaching any viral numbers any time soon, but it's good to have some guidelines to get started!  The other really informative site about meme's was know your memes which goes into some of the famous and trending memes on the internet today.  It certainly gives a great bank of ideas to search!  Ultimately, my very favorite site was the Visual.ly page giving information and clarification on how to say the word meme in the first place! Glad to have that cleared up!

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0 My First Meme: ISTE13!

Inspired by an article by Anita Lee from Mashable on the history of Memes, I thought I'd try my hand at a few for my upcoming trip to ISTE13!  I love going to this educational technology conference for so many reasons, but the best reason is simply for the excitement that it generates for professional development!  There is nothing more inspiring than seeing more than 12,000 people get excited about learning!

Here are my meme attempts following a few of the different styles highlighted in the infographic above.  I thought I'd try and play up some of the funnier aspects of attending an ISTE conference.  If you've been to the conference before, you'll definitely get these!

Success Kid:

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